elements of art: foundations
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ELEMENTS OF
ART & DESIGN
FoundationsJes Davis
LINE
Line is defined as a mark that spans a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point), taking any form along the way. Lines may be real (left) or implied (right)
Matisse
Edward Hopper
SHAPE
Shape pertains to the use of areas in two dimensional space that can be defined by edges, setting one flat specific space apart from another. Shapes can be geometric (e.g.: square, circle, hexagon, etc.) or organic (such as the shape of a puddle, blob, leaf, boomerang, etc.)
MatisseKandinsky
FORMform implies depth, length, and width and is perceived as 3-dimensional (left) or the illusion of 3D qualities with value and contrast (right).
MichelangeloMC Escher
COLOR Color pertains to the use of hue in artwork and design. All of the colors are derived from the three primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and black and white. Color has three properties: hue, value, and intensity Further combinations of primary and secondary colors create tertiary (and more) hues.
Mondrain
VALUEValue refers to the relative level or darkness or lightness of a color in terms of contrast (left,)
Raphael
TEXTURETexture refers to the tactile (touchable) qualities of an object. Real texture can be felt and implied texture is 2D.
Rauschenberg Bernini
Space is the area in which art is organized. It could be positive and negative; atmospheric; or foreground middle-ground, and back-ground.
SPACE
Da VinciMC Escher
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